Construction, infrastructure, engineering and property development news from Kenya, Africa and international markets.
Ruwais Diyab gas development has reached a major construction milestone, advancing Abu Dhabi’s first large-scale unconventional gas project towards commercial production. ADNOC took the final investment decision (FID) on November 2, 2026,…
Edwards Vacuum has opened a $319 million manufacturing facility in Genesee County, New York, establishing a new U.S. production base for dry vacuum pumps used in semiconductor fabrication. The 240,000-square-foot facility at the Western…
A 35-story residential tower planned for downtown Fort Lauderdale has secured $140.2 million in senior construction financing, advancing Alta Developers‘ plans to deliver 400 luxury rental residences near the city’s New River waterfront.…
Construction is advancing at One Beverly Hills, where the Beverly Hilton expansion has topped out approximately 10 weeks ahead of schedule and one of the development’s residential towers is progressing six weeks ahead of schedule. The…
National Grid Electricity Transmission has agreed to acquire land at Dorman Point, within Teesworks in Teesside. The site will host the proposed National Grid’s Teesside substation to support a major data centre. The agreement marks a key…
Morocco has formally opened the first container terminal at Nador West Med port. The opening starts commercial service at a major new Mediterranean port complex. Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan inaugurated the East Container Terminal on…
Illinois nuclear plant upgrades will receive a major federal financing boost, supporting modernization across six nuclear power stations. The initiative aims to increase electricity generation, improve grid reliability and extend the…
Vantage Data Centers has bought the 180-acre site planned for the $3 billion Powhatan Technology Park data center campus. An entity tied to the Colorado-based developer paid roughly $9.4 million for the site. The land sits on the…
Venture Global has commenced commercial operations of the $13.2 billion Plaquemines LNG Phase One. The company declared commercial operations just over 53 months after the final investment decision. The timeline places Plaquemines among…
Pakistan plans a major expansion of its natural gas infrastructure through a US-backed $4.4 billion LNG terminal, storage and pipeline project at Port Qasim. The development would be Pakistan’s first large-scale LNG storage facility. It…
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium faces a $1.45 billion renovation, with completion targeted before the 2030 football season. The University of Florida says the project would be the most expensive stadium renovation in college football history, and…
Energy North had initially indicated that the Project Ares Data Center campus at Murranji Station in the Barkly Region of Australia’s Northern Territory would deliver its first power by June 28, 2028. However, the developer has now…
Rwanda and Russia have inked a new agreement that will foresee the development of small modular nuclear power plants, the establishment of a Centre for Nuclear Science and Technology and training of Rwandan nuclear specialists. This…
The US offshore wind industry is approaching a defining moment. After years of ambitious development targets, billions of dollars in investment and a growing pipeline of projects along the Atlantic coast, the industry is now confronting a…
U. S. Steel has broken ground on a US$1.9 billion direct reduced iron (DRI) production plant at its Big River Steel Works campus in Osceola, Arkansas. Announced on October 30, 2026, the project will expand the company’s steelmaking…
Valero Energy Corp. has revealed that it plans to acquire a former LyondellBasell Industries NV Houston refinery. The acquisition will see Valero restart 165,000 b/d of light sweet crude oil processing by yearend 2027. Cost of the…
Tanzania and Angola have agreed to pursue a major cross-border railway connection that would link the Atlantic and Indian Ocean coasts through Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Zambia and Tanzania. The proposed infrastructure…
Chinese renewable energy and technology company Envision Group is targeting the completion of its massive Galaxy Data Center Campus in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia, by the end of 2028. The development, which is expected to reach an eventual…
A proposed $10 billion data center campus on 423 acres in Holt, Michigan, faces an early test of local support as Delhi Township trustees prepare to consider a resolution opposing data center development in the community. The Lansing…
Glendale, Arizona, has approved annexation and rezoning for a 160-acre data center development that would combine three computing facilities with an on-site natural gas power plant rated at approximately 700 megawatts. The City Council…
Houston has opened a new 765,000-square-foot concourse at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, adding 22 mainline aircraft gates as part of a $2.55 billion redevelopment of Terminal B that is replacing infrastructure dating back to 1969.…
Dallas Love Field plans a $2.5 billion expansion program that the city expects to start in late 2027. The Love Field Expansion Airport Program, known as LEAP, is expected to take about six years and lift capacity from about 18 million to…
Honeywell Aerospace plans a $500 million manufacturing facility in Tempe, Arizona, which it expects to open in late 2028. The 300,000-square-foot plant, announced on October 28, 2026, is expected to create about 600 permanent jobs and add…
Safaricom PLC has accelerated the deployment of its Safaricom Solar Network by transitioning 2,028 telecommunication base stations to solar power during FY26. This telecom transition mirrors off-grid electrification efforts detailed in…
